scribism

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

scribe +‎ -ism

Noun[edit]

scribism (uncountable)

  1. The character and opinions of a Jewish scribe in the time of Jesus Christ.
    • 1899, Shailer Matthews, A History of New Testament Times in Palestine:
      The great danger to which scribism yielded was that of moral pedantry and pride

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